Live-in Care Assistant Jobs in Northern Quarter

PrimeCarers connects experienced, self-employed carers with live-in roles across the Northern Quarter. Live-in care means you’ll live with a client in their home and support their daily routine around the clock, with agreed breaks. Many carers travel from across the country for these placements and choose how far they will travel. Right now, 55 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.

Live-in work suits carers who want deeper one-to-one time, continuity of care and a predictable base while still keeping control over when and where they work. You set your own rates and hours—typical live-in day ranges and hourly expectations vary; common ranges are £18.50–£20 per hour for hourly care and £145–£160 per day for live-in days, with many carers listing rates in the £145–£160 per day band when they advertise. You choose clients, hours and service area, whether that’s central Northern Quarter locations or nearby neighbourhoods like Manchester city centre, Ancoats, Glenbrook, New Islington, Green Quarter and Spinningfields and beyond into Manchester.

PrimeCarers finds clients for you and handles the paperwork so you can focus on care. We prepare contracts, manage invoicing and payments, and include insurance while you’re on a placement. You remain self-employed throughout: you decide which care needs you’ll accept and how you work with each family.

To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We don’t require specific training beyond experience, but bringing recent references and any certificates will speed verification. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.

Typical live-in duties include helping with morning and evening routines, medication prompts, meal preparation, light household tasks, companionship and moving and handling where appropriate and agreed. Live-in care is often suited to experienced carers who prefer building relationships and working more independently than in shift-based agency roles. You’ll negotiate agreed breaks and rest periods with the client and family before you start.

If you’re already working in agency care and thinking of a change, PrimeCarers offers a straightforward way to move to self-employed live-in work while keeping admin simple. Create a profile, set your rates and service area, and start receiving enquiries. Profiles go live quickly and many carers begin receiving matches within days.

If you’d like to apply, it takes only minutes to start your profile. We verify references and checks, then you can begin reviewing live-in opportunities across Northern Quarter and Manchester.